how to pronounce претензия

/prʲɪˈtɛnʲzʲɪjə/

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претензия is pronounced in four syllables

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rʲ

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nʲ

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zʲ

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An example use of претензия in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… основная претензия со стороны властей …”

meanings of претензия

noun:

Claim, pretension, title (demand for one's rights, or for someone/something one thinks they have the right to).
Complaint, dissatisfaction.
Formal complaint of a creditor/purchaser/customer expressing protest to a debtor/supplier/contractor on account of a contract violation.
Pretense (an attempt to impress others by showing off some positive attributes).

претензия frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word претензия occurs in russian on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.